Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol explained

Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol
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Sport:Baseball
Inaugural:1936
Teams:11
Country:Brazil
Champion:Marília
(7th title)
Most Champs:Nippon Blue Jays
(12 titles)

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol (English: "Brazilian Baseball Championship") is the top-level baseball tournament in Brazil. It is organized by the Brazilian Baseball and Softball Confederation (CBBS) and as of 2023 it is contested by eleven teams.[1] The championship was first played in 1936 and has been played nonstop, except for the 2020 season, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [3] All of the clubs are based in the southeastern states of São Paulo and Paraná.

The round-robin tournament consists of two rounds. In the first stage (the Fase Inicial), usually played in July, teams are divided into four groups. The top two teams in each group move on to the final round (Fase Final), usually contested in August.

The most recent champions are the 2023 winners, Marília Beisebol.[4] The top five teams in the Fase Final qualify for the Taça Brasil ("Brazilian Cup"), a separate competition which is played later in the year.[5] [6]

History

Baseball was introduced to Brazil by Japanese immigrants in the early 20th century, who largely settled in agricultural communities around São Paulo. The first Brazilian baseball championship was held in São Paulo in 1936.[7] The original four teams were Bastos (now GECEBS), Tietê, Paraguaçu Paulista and São Paulo; Colônia Aliança entered the next year. The tournament was sponsored by Jornal Nippak, a Japanese-Brazilian newspaper.[8] During this early period, non-Japanese "westerners" were generally excluded from playing.[9] However, repression against Japanese cultural associations during World War II saw the tournament temporarily cease operations.[10]

The tournament was reorganized by Olímpio da Silva e Sá, a sportswriter with, who founded the São Paulo Baseball and Softball Federation on September 24, 1946.[11] The first game of the resurrected Campeonato was held on May 11, 1947, with Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha throwing out the first pitch. The was opened in São Paulo in 1958, inaugurated by state governor Ademar de Barros, as well as Japanese Princess Mikasa and the Waseda University baseball team from Tokyo. The league thrived in the 1960s and 1970s, as Japanese companies doing business in Brazil sponsored successful club teams like Howa, Kanebo, Toshiba, and Mizuho Bank.

Due to its origins, Brazilian baseball is thought to have more in common with the Japanese style of play rather than baseball in the United States; this is reflected in prioritizing "small ball" over power hits and home runs. However, this has changed in recent decades with influence from the baseball-playing nations of the Caribbean, as well as the experience of Brazilian players in affiliated baseball.[12]

Current teams

Though the different teams represent different communities, all of the games are played in three ballparks in the states of São Paulo and Paraná: Anhanguera Nikkei Clube (in Santana de Parnaíba), the Centro de Treinamento CBBS/Yakult (in Ibiúna), and the Estádio Municipal de Beisebol e Softbol (in Curitiba).

Team RepresentsStadium
Anhanguera Santana de Parnaíba, São PauloAnhanguera Nikkei Clube
Atibaia Atibaia, São PauloAnhanguera Nikkei Clube
Medicina USP Ribeirão Preto, São PauloCentro de Treinamento CBBS/Yakult, Ibiúna
Gecebs Arujá, São PauloAnhanguera Nikkei Clube
Ibiúna Ibiúna, São PauloCentro de Treinamento CBBS/Yakult, Ibiúna
Londrina Londrina, ParanáEstádio Municipal de Beisebol e Softbol
Marília Marília, São PauloCentro de Treinamento CBBS/Yakult, Ibiúna
Maringá Maringá, ParanáEstádio Municipal de Beisebol e Softbol
Nikkei Curitiba Curitiba, ParanáEstádio Municipal de Beisebol e Softbol
Nippon Blue Jays Arujá, São PauloAnhanguera Nikkei Clube
Pinheiros Curitiba, ParanáEstádio Municipal de Beisebol e Softbol

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Standings - Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol Adulto - 2023 - Fase Inicial. brazil.wbsc.org. Confederação Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol. 27 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol. cbbs.com.br. Confederação Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol. 27 October 2023. pt.
  3. Web site: Comunicado Oficial: Referente ao Retorno dos Campeonatos Brasileiros de Beisebol e Softbol. cbbs.com.br. Confederação Brasileira de Beisebol e Soft. 21 September 2020. 27 October 2023. pt.
  4. Web site: Marília é campeão do 76º Campeonato Brasileiro Adulto. Portal Nippon Já. 24 August 2023. 27 October 2023. pt.
  5. Web site: Taça Brasil 2023 tem seus classificados definidos . CBBS . CBBS . 18 April 2024 . pt.
  6. Web site: Regulamento – XXVIII Taça Brasil de Beisebol Adulto – 2023 . CBBS . CBBS . 18 April 2024 . pt.
  7. Web site: How baseball became Brazilian . Defector . 19 February 2024.
  8. Web site: O beisebol no Brasil . National Diet Library . pt.
  9. News: . Baseball in Brazil? U.S. sports rise in the land of soccer . 18 April 2024 . Reuters . 13 February 2014.
  10. Web site: Webiston de Souza Macedo . HISTÓRIA . Beisebol na Veia . Beisebol Maringa . 18 April 2024 . pt.
  11. Web site: OLIMPIO DA SILVA E SÁ . Terceiro Tempo . 18 April 2024 . pt.
  12. News: Ubiratan Leal . Como o Brasil construiu uma seleção de prata no beisebol . 18 April 2024 . ESPN Brasil . 10 November 2023 . pt.